It’s official! I have graduated! I received my degree in the mail on January 30, marking my completion of JMU’s program of studies. Good. Now I can relax. No more classes, no more books, no more professors’ dirty looks (I couldn’t resist saying it). I just can’t believe that my formal education is now complete. And I managed to graduate on my own terms. As I mentioned about a month and a half ago, I am not big on ceremonies. I’m also a bit of a cheapskate. And as such, I did NOT “walk” in a graduation ceremony. And as such, I did NOT have to go through the hassle of purchasing graduation invitations, mailing graduation invitations, purchasing a cap and gown, and then sitting through a big long ceremony. Instead, I did it my way. The way I see it, I came onto the scene quietly as a freshman fresh out of high school in 1999, and now I’ll just simply quietly fade off the scene. But now the fun part of life begins. I am armed with a college degree in Public Administration. That’s scary. Of course, a degree in Public Administration will open the door to a lot of jobs. My father is always saying now, “You should see if Metro is hiring,” a not-so-subtle hint of his that he wants me to move out while also recognizing that I am a major DC Metrorail fan. Still, my time at JMU as a student is now over, as I now am considered “alumni”, which is one of those things I had never thought about before. Scary. But nonetheless, I’m out of college, ready for that big place we call the “real world”…
